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May 19, 2021 · UFOs are back in the news—and Catholics are ready to deal with any theological questions on alien life. ... Beyond the Human in Christian Thought,” I try to help my students understand and ...
- The Upside Down?
- A plurality of Worlds?
- An Earth-Centered Cosmos?
- A New Cosmolatry?
- The Universal Christ?
- An Incarnation of Converging Love
- Liberating The Earth
While speculation about UFOs may be a fairly recent phenomenon, the scientific and theological implications about life elsewhere is not. As people began to realize that the earth was a sphere, humanity had to consider the possibility of people existing on the other side of the planet. They even came up with a name for such hypothetical life forms, ...
Of course, now we know that intelligent life does exist on the other side of the planet. But what about on other planets? The 16th century astronomer Tycho Brahe refused to consider Copernicus’ idea about the earth revolving around the sun because he calculated that such a universe would have at least 300 million times the volume he had assumed. Of...
While modern conservative evangelicals are not burning people at the stake, they do share some common concerns with 17th century Catholicism. Answers in Genesiswarns that “the idea of extraterrestrial life stems largely from a belief in evolution.” Their theology of salvation does not give them space for aliens because “intelligent alien beings can...
Elliot Nelson admits at BioLogos, “The possibility of alien life … forces us to ask what it means to be made ‘in God’s image.’” He says, “Christianity is cosmic. It makes bold claims about the nature and future of the physical universe … and must therefore face the challenge of modern cosmology.” And thus, for Nelson and BioLogos, the challenge is ...
But why would our understanding of space affect our theology of Jesus? While I understand the desire Christians have to define the Christ strictly in terms of the deity and physical body of Jesus, the reality we find in Scripture opens our understanding of Christ beyond the simplicity of his physical body. Colossians 1:15-20 says, “In him all thing...
Whatever differences we may have, Christianity eventually arrives at the incarnation. The concept of exoChristology becomes problematic when you consider the possibility of alien worlds having to be reconciled due to earthly sin. But what if the incarnation was not a reaction to sin? Ever since Anselm, Western Christianity has framed the incarnatio...
In her book Re-Enchanting the Earth, Delio says, “Jesus … had a new consciousness of relatedness, a new way of seeing others, a consciousness of the whole where each person is infinitely valued … . Love liberated Jesus into a new consciousness of wholeness. Jesus lived on a new level of existence, free from the oppressive powers of the world and fr...
May 11, 2024 · UFOs, God, and the edge of understanding. The spiritual possibilities of alien encounters. If you’re into UFOs and aliens, the last five years or so have been fantastic. There’s been a big ...
- Sean Illing
Jun 8, 2023 · Apologist responds. With unidentified flying objects (UFOs) increasingly making headlines, intrigue over the topic only seems to be growing, with one apologist noting this phenomenon is even invading some Christians' beliefs. Jason Jimenez, who leads Stand Strong Ministries and hosts the " Challenging Conversations Podcast ," recently broke ...
Jun 15, 2021 · What Endwell pastor and author makes of UFO sightings: They may be angels and in the Bible. “The Pentagon says they do not know what kind of force they are dealing with. Moses could have said ...
- Thomas Picciano
Oct 18, 2021 · Rabbi Adam Bellows, of the United Hebrew Congregation in St. Louis, shared his own statement of purpose: “My Judaism inspires me to get to know the universe, and science is how I do that.”. As ...
Nov 7, 2022 · The Spiritual or Extra-dimensional View. A popular view among Christians is the view that while UFOs are real, they are not physical aliens from another planet. Rather, they are demonic spirits that are attempting to deceive people and draw them away from the truth of the Gospel.
